Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purkinje image

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: purk-in-je im-age
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various reflections of objects within the structure of the eye.

Etymology

Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

Inflected Forms

Purkinje images (plural)

Synonyms

Purkinje figure

Questions

What does purkinje image mean?: Any of various reflections of objects within the structure of the eye.
Where does purkinje image come from?: Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

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